The Fagot surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 235 people carried this name — #80,678 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is down 15% from 277 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,744 people named Fagot.
36 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 74 départements, most often Finistère.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 95 people named Fagot live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Fagot,
with a public archive behind them.
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Paul Fagot 1842–1908 · notary -
Eugène Fagot 1859–1919 · politician -
Jean-Baptiste Fagot 1831–1894 · politician
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André Fagot 1891–1918 · soldier
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Georgette Soustelle 1909–1999 · ethnologist
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Alban Fagot 1916–1996 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fagot.
When the index is not enough
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